After Fujitora moved the battlefield to the palace, the arena was scattered all over the place, and everyone caught up in the melee was separated.
Ryokugyu's massive body was quickly targeted by Ace again.
"You bastard! Why are you only picking on me?!"
Looking at Ace hovering in the air, wreathed in flames, Ryokugyu looked as miserable as if he had swallowed a fly.
After their brief exchange, he could tell that the gap in strength between them was not all that great.
But with a wave of Ace's hand, flames filled the sky, completely countering him.
Although the Woods-Woods Fruit was a Logia, it lacked the fluidity of other elements. Even after Element Transformation, he still had a physical body.
"And it just has to be flames, the one thing trees are weakest against."
Ryokugyu gritted his teeth. Countless thick vines with sharp tips burst from the ground and shot toward Ace, surrounding him from all directions.
"Murderous Thorn Prison!"
"Can't be helped. Just consider yourself unlucky."
Ace grinned, placing his hands by his waist and pressing two fingers together like pistols. "Now that we've changed locations, I can finally cut loose."
"Fire Gun!!"
Puff, puff, puff—!
Two violent tongues of flame erupted from Ace's fingertips. A barrage of flaming bullets poured forth, snapping the thorny vines apart and sending them crashing down.
There had truly been too many people in the arena earlier. Many of his moves had massive areas of effect, which was why he had allowed Fujitora to act.
Otherwise, he might have injured quite a few innocent people.
Ace landed and braced one hand against the ground. Fierce flames instantly erupted from his palm.
"Great Flame Commandment!"
The surrounding ground was set ablaze in an instant, and a sea of fire rapidly spread toward Ryokugyu.